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In the mid 1950s [[20th Century Fox]] has a separate studios to make [[second feature]]s in [[CinemaScope]] initially called Regal Pictures, then [[Associated Producers Incorporated]] or API. Each of their features was shot in seven days in black and white with a budget of $100,000 that unlike other B Picture producers, maintained union standards of salaries and schedules. With Fox's decreasing main feature production schedule, there was a fear that API would have to be disbanded as there were not enough main features to support (as it eventually was). As an experiment, [[Robert Lippert]] told API producer [[Maury Dexter]] he wished to make films at half the budget and release them as [[double feature]]s in the manner of [[American International Pictures]] and [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Filmgroup]]. Dexter was skeptical, but i his directorial debut leapt to the challenge. He completed the film at $50,000 on actual locations, including the house of [[Gary Cooper]]'s mother.<ref>pp, 103*104 Weaver, Tom ''Maury Dexter Interview'' in ''I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-fi Films and Television'' McFarland 18 Apr 2014</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:32, 28 September 2015
| The High Powered Rifle | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Maury Dexter |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Fritz |
| Story by | Thomas Geary |
| Produced by | Maury Dexter |
| Starring | Willard Parker Allison Hayes Dan Simmons John Holland Shirley O'Hara Terrea Lea |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Eddie Dutko |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Capri Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,0000 |
The High Powered Rifle is a 1960 American action film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Joseph Fritz. The film stars Willard Parker, Allison Hayes, Dan Simmons, John Holland, Shirley O'Hara and Terrea Lea. The film was released in September 1960, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]
Plot
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Production
In the mid 1950s 20th Century Fox has a separate studios to make second features in CinemaScope initially called Regal Pictures, then Associated Producers Incorporated or API. Each of their features was shot in seven days in black and white with a budget of $100,000 that unlike other B Picture producers, maintained union standards of salaries and schedules. With Fox's decreasing main feature production schedule, there was a fear that API would have to be disbanded as there were not enough main features to support (as it eventually was). As an experiment, Robert Lippert told API producer Maury Dexter he wished to make films at half the budget and release them as double features in the manner of American International Pictures and Roger Corman's Filmgroup. Dexter was skeptical, but i his directorial debut leapt to the challenge. He completed the film at $50,000 on actual locations, including the house of Gary Cooper's mother.[4]
Cast
- Willard Parker as Stephen Dancer
- Allison Hayes as Sharon Hill
- Dan Simmons as Lt. Sam 'Mac' Donald
- John Holland as District Attorney
- Shirley O'Hara as Jean Brewster
- Terrea Lea as Terrea Lea
- Leonard P. Geer as Gus Alpert
- Clark Howat as George Merkle
- A.G. Vitanza as Little Charlie Roos
References
- ^ "The-High-Powered-Rifle - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "The High Powered Rifle (1960) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "The High Powered Rifle". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ pp, 103*104 Weaver, Tom Maury Dexter Interview in I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-fi Films and Television McFarland 18 Apr 2014
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